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Patented Mar. 12, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Wilbur M.Roody, Jr., Painted Post, N. Y.

Application April 12, 1944, Serial No. 530,629

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in containers for food, theprincipal object in view being to provide a container adapted forfitting in pairs end to end inthe bottom of standard lunch boxes andhaving a cover interfitting with the top of the container while notincreasing the outside dimensions of the container and which is readilyremovable from the container without providing the cover with handlesforming projections.

Another object is to provide such a container which will nest in the topof another one without wedging therein.

Other and subordinate objects are also comprehended by my invention, allof which, together with the precise nature of my improvements, will bereadily understood when the succeeding description and claim are readwith reference to the drawings accompanying and forming part of thisspecification.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of two of my improved containers inposition for nesting and also showing a cover in position to be placedon the top container,

Figure 2 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure1,

Figure 3 is a view in longitudinal section taken on the line 3-3 ofFigure 1, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in transverse section of the upper edgeportion of the container and cover.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the container of my invention hasthe form of a flatbottomed, shallow dish I of elongated rectangular formwith slightly flaring side and end walls 2, 3 and is rabbeted internallyat its top to provide a fiat seat 4 in the upper edge portion of thecontainer extending completely around the same and a transverselyrounded upper edge portion 5 extending around said seat 4. The top 6 isflat and undercut around its side and end edges, as shown in Figures 2,3 and 4, to fit in the upper edge portion 5 of the container and providea ledge l extending around the cover having a flat bottom 8 for seatingon said edge portion 5. The ledge I is provided with a transverselyrounded edge 9 and is beveled downwardly to said edge 9. As will beseen, the bevel of the ledge I, the rounded edge 9 thereof, and thetransversely rounded contour of the upper edge portion 5 provide foreasy grasping of the cover 6 by a hand spanning the same and with thefingers and thumb of the hand inserted under the rounded edge 9 of saidledge 1. The bottom of the container I is of substantially the samedimensions as the inner side of the upper edge portion 5 so that thebottom of one container may be inserted in the top of another containerand seated on the seat 4, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, thus providingfor nesting of a pair of the containers Without wedging the one into theother.

As previously intimated, my invention comprehends forming the containerl of the proper dimensions to fit at its top in pairs arranged end toend in the standard size lunch box and also provides for the describednesting of the same. However, manifestly, my improved container may beused as a table dish or cooking dish nester or otherwise. To especiallyadapt the same for the uses specified, and others, my improved containeris formed of heat-resistant glass or similar material.

The container and cover are so designed that when one container isnested in another and the cover applied to the top one, the twocontainers will fit in a standard size lunch box when the cover of thebox is closed.

The foregoing will, it is believed, sufiice to impart a clearunderstanding of my invention without further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described, is susceptible of modificationwithout departing from the inventive concept, and right is hereinreserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

What I claim is:

A flat-bottomed container of elongated rectangular form and havingflaring sides and ends, the top of the container being rabbeted toprovide a fiat seat internally around its upper edge and said edge beingtransversely rounded, and a flat cover undercut around its edges to fitin said rabbet and having an upper edge ledge around the same seating onsaid transversely rounded edge, the ledge having a vertically roundededge coacting with the transversely rounded edge to provide a spacebetween the same for insertion of the fingers and thumb of a handspanning the cover under said ledge to facilitate grasping said cover tolift the same, said rabbet having a flat bottom and the bottom of thecontainer being of the same size as said rabbet whereby the bottom ofone container may be set into another on said seat, said ledge having abeveled top face to facilitate grasping the same by a thumb and fingerplaced on the top and bottom of the ledge, respectively.

WILBUR M. ROODY, JR.

